Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 610 people live in this town, in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Challonges has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 10% of homes. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Challonges does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Challonges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Inscription gallo-romaine, in Seyssel, 4.1 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Challonges.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Graduates make up a third of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Challonges | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Challonges has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 9.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Challonges. Among the homes sold, 63% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Challonges. Best known first.
Nothing in Challonges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Challonges yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challonges | 610 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valserhône Ain | 16,712 | 6.6 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Valleiry | 5,264 | 9.2 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 2,860 | 9.2 | — | C− | — | B |
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 5,336 | 10 | B− | C− | A+ | B |
| Sillingy | 5,826 | 11 | B+ | D | A | A |
| Plateau d'Hauteville Ain | 4,857 | 11 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Challonges is a commune of 610 people in the Communauté de communes Usses et Rhône. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.